outdate

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ date.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Adjective

outdate (comparative more outdate, superlative most outdate)

1. (UK, rare) Old-fashioned, out of date; outdated.

Verb

outdate (third-person singular simple present outdates, present participle outdating, simple past and past participle outdated)

1. To make obsolete or out of date.

   This product outdates four hours after preparation.

   This outdates everything that has come before it.

   The bedroom is too "themey" and this outdates in no time.

   • 1998, Dovid Rossoff, Where Heaven Touches Earth, page iii:

     The age of computers has outdated the quill forever.

Antonyms

• update, renew, refresh

Derived terms

• outdatable
• outdated (adjective)

Translations

Translations

• German: veralten (de), unzeitgemäß werden, als überaltert gelten, unmodern werden
• Māori: whakatūnguru
• Polish: dezaktualizować impf, zdezaktualizować pf

Anagrams

• date out